Thursday, March 01, 2007
Society and Ecological Change Is Topic of National Science Foundation Forum
On Thursday, March 8, 2007, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will hold its sixth annual mini-symposium on Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER). This year's forum focuses on understanding the interactions between society and ecological change, and how they are linked to sustainability of Earth's ecosystems. The symposium will feature talks on wildfires in Alaska's boreal forests; landscape changes in the northeastern United States over time; ecosystems in urban regions like Baltimore; and interactions between humans and the marine environment. A highlight of the symposium will be a presentation on the bioeconomics of biofuels and how grassland restoration is linked to renewable energy.
